Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 21.37 The US Embassy in Ukraine will resume work on Thursday, November 20.
20:58 Messages spread online about the threat of a serious attack by Russians only help Russia.
20.25 President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine does not currently have enough forces to return the 1991 borders by military means. However, Kiev is ready to return Crimea diplomatically.
19:27 Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov reported that the Reserve+ application now offers the possibility of applying for a deferment from mobilization for parents with many children.
18.12 Since the beginning of the current day, 88 combat clashes have occurred along the entire front line. The Russian invaders carried out the largest number of attacks in the Vremivsk direction, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports .
17:38 Ukrainian military launched long-range cruise missiles Storm Shadow at Russian territory for the first time. This was reported by Bloomberg. A video was published showing explosions near the historic building of the Baryatinsky princes' estate, which is under the jurisdiction of the Russian Presidential Property Management Department.
17.20 The North Korean troops that arrived to help the Russians are commanded by Brigadier General Kim Yong Bok. He is one of the ten highest-ranking military officers in the DPRK. He commanded a special forces unit of 200,000 people, which is considered the largest in the world.
17.08 The US announced another package of military aid to Ukraine totaling $275 million. This includes ammunition for missile systems, artillery and anti-tank weapons.
16:35 Germany has transferred another batch of weapons and ammunition to Ukraine. It includes two types of self-propelled artillery units (SAU). This was reported by the German government.
16.00 The aggressor country Russia has raised strategic aviation aircraft into the atmosphere – Tu-95MS bombers. They took off from the northern airfield of Olenya and are heading south, monitoring channels claim.
14:55 Russia is conducting a massive information and psychological attack against Ukraine. This was stated by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense.
A message is being spread online, allegedly on behalf of the GUR, about the threat of a "particularly massive" missile and bomb attack on Ukrainian cities on November 20. Intelligence has noted that this message is fake.
13.30 The US has given Ukraine permission to use British Storm Shadow missiles to strike deep into Russia. However, the UK itself has not yet confirmed the lifting of restrictions, The Times reports .
12.17 Russian dictator Vladimir Putin appears ready to negotiate a ceasefire in Ukraine with US President-elect Donald Trump, Reuters reported , citing five sources familiar with the Kremlin boss's views.
11:33 Russia has deported 19,546 children from Ukraine in a thousand days of full-scale war. It managed to return 1,012 little Ukrainians home. This was reported by the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets.
11:22 On Wednesday night, Russian aggressors launched 122 attack drones and unmanned aerial vehicles of an unknown type, as well as six missiles, at Ukraine. Most of the targets were shot down or lost their location, the Ukrainian Air Force reported .
11.17 The Spanish Embassy in Kiev has decided to temporarily close today after receiving information about a possible "major" air attack on Kiev.
10.46 The latest US military aid package for Ukraine is estimated at at least $275 million, Associated Press reported, citing US officials. The Ukrainian military will receive HIMARS systems, air defense systems, Javelins, and various ammunition and equipment.
10.05 The US Embassy in Kiev reported a threat of an air attack on Ukraine on November 20. In this regard, the embassy will be closed, and employees were advised to remain in shelters.
The head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council, Andriy Kovalenko, stated that the warning from the US Embassy is entirely justified, given the accumulation of Russian missile stockpiles.
"The Russians have been stockpiling missiles for a series of attacks on Ukraine for months. This concerns the Kh-101 missiles, which they continue to produce, as well as calibers and ballistics," he noted.
9.45 As a result of falling debris from downed enemy targets in one of the settlements of the Kiev region, a kindergarten, a school, three administrative buildings, two stores, and agricultural equipment were damaged.
9.20 If the US decides to cut military aid to Ukraine, our country will lose. Our own production is not enough to resist. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with Fox News.
8.55. In the city of Gubkin, Belgorod Region of the Russian Federation, a command post of the Russian troop group North was successfully hit. This was reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
8.37 . UAVs attacked an arsenal in the Novgorod region of the Russian Federation, where artillery shells, rockets for the Grad, Smerch and Uragan MLRS, Iskanders, North Korean KN23, S-300 and S-400 missiles, and ammunition for the Tor complex are stored. This was reported by the head of the Center for Countering Disinformation under the National Security and Defense Council, Andrei Kovalenko. We are talking about the 13th arsenal of the GRAU in the Novgorod region, near Kotovo. In addition, according to Kovalenko, "an EFKO plant was attacked in the Belgorod region, which publicly produces food products, but in fact also produces cargo drones that the Russian army uses for military purposes."
7.58. The Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed 1,690 Russian occupiers in one day. The enemy's total combat losses from 24.02.22 to 20.11.24, approximately, amounted to about 725,740 people. This was reported by the General Staff.
7.36 . In Russia, air defense forces allegedly shot down 44 drones overnight. This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry. It is noted that 20 UAVs were shot down over the Novgorod Region of the Russian Federation, 5 over the Kursk Region, 4 over the Oryol Region, 3 each over the Belgorod, Tula, and Tver Regions, 2 each over the Bryansk, Moscow, and Smolensk Regions of the Russian Federation. According to Russian Telegram channels, the 13th arsenal of the Main Missile and Artillery Directorate in the village of Kotovo in the Novgorod Region of the Russian Federation was attacked at night.
7.23. Sounds of explosions are heard in Kiev in the morning. Air defense forces shoot down enemy kamikaze drones. This is reported by KMV. Before this, the Ukrainian Air Force warned that an enemy UAV was flying towards the capital from the south. Later, the military clarified that the enemy drone was in the southwestern part of Kiev.